Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-23
DAM OF ST. LAWRENCE.

DAM OF ST. LAWRENCE
We have received the following letter
in French from the breeder of st. Law
renee:
MIDDLEBURY, VT, Oct. 10, 1887.
ABRAHAM BACHAUD, ESQ.
Dear Sir Will you please inform me
of whom you got. and what was the pedi-
gree of the mare that was the dam of st.
Lawrence. the horse that you sold Mr..
Prendergast of Montreal about 1917; also
please give description of this mare and
very much oblige.
Truly yours,
JOSEPH BATTELL.
"A NOvEMBRE, 1887.
MONSIEUR JOSEPH BATTELL.
al recu notre lettre settlement que ell
matin ct j'y repond avec plaiser, mails je
ne pense pas vous bonner DIES renseigne-
ments aussi clairs que vous aimeriez a
avoir sur lie nom de la race. La jument
que vous desirez avoir pedigree, c'est
vous autre qui la eleye c'est-a-dire
mon pere Abraham Bachaud. La jument
ont la NOMINATE (FarigOnde), mais je ne
COMMAS lie nom de la race dams ce temps
la on entendait pas parler de celia sa mere
Sc nommait DraggOnne, eleve par Michel
Poirier (elle etait brunei. lie pere e'etait
un poulin qui appartenait Pierre BARGE
lon. Description de Farigonde, la mere
du st. Laurent Une jument bruno, haute
de- piedts 10 pouces ellie pesait autour de
1000 livres, une etoile blanche dams lie
front, DIES BONES pattes, crosse ct beau
coup de polls, crosse queue ct crosse Grim
iere, bonnie pouliniere ct bonnie jument
sur tout les rapports; ellie trottrait JOLT
ment bien, matt ellie lambrait plus vite I;
ellie alait en- trois minutes ellie etait forte
sur la route, bonnie action, bonnie DISPOSE
ton, ct forte constitution. Ellie await l3
or II ans gu an ellie eu lie st. Laurent.
Ellie etc emporte au Illinois ellie await IS
ans; ellie etait encore saline CONNIE un
poulin, aucune douleur dams les pattes, ct
encore bonnie dent, ct ellie "A vecu encore
quelques annees aprer celia la derniere
ellie etait encore crosse. 81 vous avez en-
core besoin de quelques informations
vous me trouverez votre disposition.
Mais apriesent ie me permettrai de vous
faire une question, est ce que vOus aveZ
quelques chevauX de cette race la dies de-
scendant du st. Laurent: 81 vous Ell avez
qui sont trotteurs ct qui wont vite, ayez
done lobligeance de me lie dire DIES nou-
yelles de quelqu' uns de US chevauX la !;
me ferait plaiser car est une bonnie race
de chevauX, e'est less melleus que ia
iamais meme. EXcusez 81 jecris en- fran
calse, 'anglais me fait defiant.
Notre tout devoue,
ABRAHAM BACHAUD.
Translation.
/ received your letter only this morn
ing, and reply with pleasure, but fear
cannot give you the information as clear
as you would like on the name of the
race.
The mare you wish this pedigree of
was bred by US, that is, by my father,
hci"hoih boSiouu' .iiC was SdilCu Il al
igonde, but do not know to what family
(race) she belonged. In those times one
did not speak of that. Her mother was
named Dragonne, bred by Michael Poir-
Ter (she was brown. The sire was
colt that belonged TO Pierre Barcelon.
Decription of Farigonde, the dam of
st. Lawrence: A brown mare; height
4 feet, 10 inches French measure) and
would weigh about 1000 lbs; star In
forehead; good limbs, thick and heavy
hair, heavy name and tail, good breed
er and a good mare in all respects. She
trotted well, but paced faster. She went
in three minutes; was strong on the road,
good action and good disposition and had
strong constitution. She was Is or II
years old when St. Lawrence was foaled.
She was taken to Illinois when 20 and
was still as we'll as colt, with feet still
sound and good teeth, and she lived sew
eral years after that. The last time seen
she was more than 80 years old and still
fat. If you want any further informa-
ton am at your service. But let me
ask you question, whether you have
any horses of this breed, descendants of
st. Lawrence. If you have any that are